“Hi”
“Hi,” Reyona responded with a semblance of a smile and gestured at the space beside her on the bench.
Maxwell sat, and they were both silent for a while.
Reyona could feel his eyes on her, but she didn’t look away from the cascading fall of water in front of her.
“How are you doing?” he asked eventually.
“Like I am about to sign my life away,” she said automatically.
Then, still without looking at him, she waved her hand airily and said “That was a silly joke. Toria must have influenced me,” she added with a dry chuckle.
“You told her.”
“I have to tell someone,” she said defensively. Then, before he could say anything, she continued, “You do not have to come, you know. I already told you that.” she said, still without turning to him.
“I just wanted to see how you were doing,” he said, still turning to her.